Safety Begins with ME! Module 1: Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards Created by with funding from Oregon OSHA Safety Begins with ME!

Safety Begins with ME!

Module 1: Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards

Created by

with funding from

Oregon OSHA



Why We’re Here…

Fabricator Killed by Ruptured Hydraulic Press Fitting

Metalworking Shop Owner Crushed Between Skid Steer and Forklift Attachment

Helper on Steel-Slitting Machine Died When CaughtIn Between Metal and Rewind Cylinder

Metal Shop Employee Crushed by Falling Steel Plate

Employee Dies after Falling

From Forklift Basket


Three Concerns of Every Business

Production

Quality

Safety

BusinessSuccess

Schedule jobs;Set-up & run jobs;Ship product;Order raw material

Measure parts; Check blueprints;QA inspection; Testing

Monthly safety committee meeting; Quarterly inspection


Four 1-hour Modules

Leading Safety

Influencing Safe Behaviors

Embedding Safety into Work Processes

Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards


This Training May be Different

• I’ll introduce some topics, but you’ll be doing a lot of the talking.

• Along the way are several activities where we’ll use our knowledge and skills to tackle real-life situations.

• We’ll have specific assignments to complete in our own work areas during/following the training.


Module 1 Preview: Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards

• Base Safety – What makes a safe work environment?

• Hazard Recognition – Can you spot hazards in a variety of situations?

• Hazard Controls – What are the mechanisms for ensuring that bad stuff doesn’t happen?

• Assignments

PREVIEW


Consequences of a Momentary Lapse in Safety

OSHA Safety Video

“Work Place Safety”

September 2008Can we wrap our brains around the life-long impact of just one momentary lapse of safety?


Too Little Too Late! or PROACTIVE

• Isn’t it better to invest just a little of this time & energy BEFORE something bad happens?

• Some companies are able to hire ‘professionals’ whose entire focus is Safety. But, just like with production and quality, no single individual can be responsible for such an important outcome.

• Have you thought seriously about your responsibility to make this shop/plant a safe place to work?


A SAFE Workplace

Purpose: To identify the characteristics that must be present to ensure a safe workplace.

• Brainstorm: What goes into making a workplace like ours a “safe” place to work?

Exercise


Safety Issues Found by OR OSHADescription Violations

General fall protection 425

Abrasive wheel exposure adjustment 290

Junction box covers 117

Portable fire extinguishers checked 106

Machine guarding 102

Use of compressed air for cleaning 78

Clear space around electrical equipment 77

Portable ladder 3 feet above surface 69

Guarding open-sided floors, platforms 67*Statistics from 2006, Oregon OSHA, Top 25 Standards Violated report


Ingredients of a Safe Workplace

SAFETY: I KNOW it When I SEE it!

Safe Conditions

• Safe design of equipment (guards, etc.)

• Proper maintenance

• Shop/plant is clean and organized (5-S)

• Work environment is free of hazards

• Proper PPE is available

Safe Actions

• PPE is used properly and consistently

• Proper work instructions (and training) are provided & then followed by all

The proactive approach to safety is to take steps before something bad happens to ensure safe conditions and safe actions.


What is 5-S?

• Sort: Keep only essential items • Straighten or Set in Order: Arrange the tools,

equipment and parts in a manner that promotes safety and efficiency

• Sweep: Clean the work area and prevent dirt• Standardize: Ensure everyone knows what to do• Sustain: Maintain the focus on this new way of

operating, and don’t slip back to the old ways 5-S: More Than Just Good House-keeping

5-S Wall

Poster



Case Study: Unsafe Situations

Purpose: To practice spotting hazards in a variety of situations in order to sharpen our safety vision.

• Examine each of the following work situations• What’s unsafe/amiss here? What concerns you

about this?• What needs to be done? How can this be

improved? How can this risk be eliminated/minimized?

Exercise


Case Study: Unsafe Situations

TOOLS to help us spot safety issues:

Exercise

Causes of

Hazards Wall

Poster

ANSI Hazard Categories

Also listed on:

SAFETY – I Know it When I SEE IT!

Also listed on:


Situation #1


Situation #2


Situation #3


Situation #4


Situation #5


Situation #6


Situation #7


Situation #8


Situation #9


Situation #10


Hazard Controls

• Safe Work Practices – Follow the safe operating procedures that have been specified; no short-cuts.

• Good Housekeeping (5-S) – Get rid of the unnecessary clutter, clean and organize; keep area picked up, swept.

• Safe Equipment – Ensure guards are in place, machines are operating correctly, safety devices have not been bypassed.

• Proper PPE – Make sure that you (and those around you) have and use the right safety equipment to prevent injury.


Module Review

• We all share the responsibility for making this a safe place to work– Safety is an everyday concern, like production/quality – The consequences of even a brief lapse are too great

• We are proactive about safety because it is better to be proactive than to do too little too late

• Today we spotted workplace hazards in a variety of situations and sharpened up our safety vision

REVIEW

ProductionQuality

Safety

BusinessSuccess


Assignments

• Spot and report workplace safety concerns – Look for hazards in your area? (New eyes!)

– Think: How could this be FIXED?

– Fix IT! (if you can), OR Report it!

• Work as a team to 5S an area. (some time will need to be set aside to do this.) If possible, take BEFORE and AFTER pictures.


Thank You for Participating

REMEMBER: One small action or change today may potentially have a huge impact. . .

A butterfly flaps its wings . . . half-a-world away a hurricane decimates a continent.

- Edward Norton Lorenz (American mathematician and meteorologist, and pioneer of Chaos Theory)


Safety Begins with ME! Module 1: Recognizing (and Controlling) Safety Hazards Created by with funding from Oregon OSHA Safety Begins with ME!

Documents

safety hazards base

safety vision

safe workplace safety

oregon osha safety

momentary lapse of safety

spot safety issues

o y e e d i e s

exercise slide